First Set
A ___________ sound or music note is unpleasant to hear.
discordant
The expeditious members of the herd escaped the trappers' net, but the ___________ were caught.
laggard
Our teacher gave us permission to ______________ on our reports because we were investigating related problems.
collaborate
This word is synonymous with prohibit
preclude
verb
Instead of reading "Letter to my Son" in its entirety, we will just read an __________ for the sake of brevity.
excerpt
The this word doubles as a wealthy gain or profit as well as a 1950's tv Western series
bonanza
Going to college is a beautiful experience as it allows teenagers to change, experience and _________ into young adults who will become thoughtful and kind citizens.
evolve
plaudits
What part of speech is the word revert?
verb
I tried not to ___________ the other riders as I quickly exited the rollercoaster before I puked everywhere.
jostle
The well known phrase "don't bite the hand that feeds you" is an American ___________.
adage
This word is synonymous with cacophonous
discordant
After the earthquake, the surviving people searched for their most valuable possessions in the ___________.
rubble
What part of speech is the word vigil?
noun
This word is synonymous with 'fumble'
grope
No one wants to collaborate or work on a group project with the ___________ student. They make working in a group difficulty because of their surliness and rude disposition.
churlish
Juneteenth is newest national holiday in the US. It was _________ in the year 2020 to honor the day that celebrates the official freedom of Black Americans from the horror and dismay of enslavement.
decreed
After the unfortunate death of the teenager, the community decided to hold a candlelit ________ in front of the teenager's family home.
vigil
What part of speech is the word servile?
adjective
A state of servility suggests...
a. disappointment b. gratification
c. submissiveness d. watchfulness
Submissiveness
Guards hid the royal family in a secret room in the _________ during the invasion in the 1460 fall of the Mali empire.
citadel
If we begin with a blue glass, we may observe the gradually increasing obliquity of the direction of maximum polarization; and then by exchanging the blue glass for a red one, we may __________ to the original condition of things, and observe the transition from perpendicularity to obliquity over again.
revert
The small group of individuals who favored Oregon becoming a free state did not want to argue and become mixed up in either political or constitutional __________.
wrangles
What part of speech is the word plaudits?
noun - plural